rag joint replace
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2000
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From: Vancouver BC, Canada
rag joint replace
almost 32 years old
new one from Zip
i don't think the old one was giving me too much play, but i'm glad i'm replacing it. the thing fell apart in my hands!
new one from Zip
i don't think the old one was giving me too much play, but i'm glad i'm replacing it. the thing fell apart in my hands!
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2000
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From: Saginaw Michigan
Re: rag joint replace (Turbo-Jet)
I am curious. In the picture of your original flexible coupling, where did the bolt at 12 o'clock come from? I hope that it didn't come from the hole torn in the coupling. If you look closely at the new flex coupling. The two bolts that have the keepers on them, are actually shoulder bolts. When you tighten them to the column flange, they will clamp metal to metal for a secure connection. A bolt as shown in your photo, will just clamp on the rubber and the rubber will relax with time and the connection can come apart.
Jim Shea
Jim Shea
